Using VEGAS Pro 15 to edit a video of the atelier iT 1/12 scale Race Queen

Use of a professional production software to edit and render hobby-related videos has long been an unchecked item in my hobby must-do-wishlist. That is, until now, courtesy of a fortuitous stumble upon an older version of VEGAS Pro on sale in, of all places, an online computer gaming platform called Steam. To skip the short backstory of what I had tried to do in my video production of the fully painted atelier iT 1/12 scale Race Queen figurine, please scroll down to the end of this blog. There you'll find my first attempt at utilizing a dedicated software to enhance a hobby-related video.  

As this was my first VEGAS Pro edited video, I had kept things as simple as I could. Working under a constrained hobby budget meant commercial plug-ins, which would've made my life easier, were out of the question. To compound matters, the VEGAS Pro EDIT 15 in my possession didn't include Boris FX Continuum, a special effects plug-in package that comes with more expensive versions. The version I have is two iterations behind the latest one available i.e. VEGAS Pro 17.

VEGAS Pro's interface was more complicated than what I was used to in the discontinued Windows Movie Maker

Lower half of the VEGAS Pro interface displays the project timeline and the various video and audio tracks

VEGAS Pro Edit 15 (Steam Edition) was used to produce the Race Queen video

In my first VEGAS Pro produced video, I had focused my effort on four key areas:
(a) an introduction that is minimalist yet captivating;
(b) call-outs that bring attention to specific areas of the project;
(c) a lower third that brings attention to my blog url; and
(d) text transitions that are in-sync with the background music.  

A minimalist introduction flags off the atelier iT 1/12 scale Race Queen video presentation

Call-outs served to highlight the work involved on specific parts of the Race Queen 

An animated lower third was also added to bring attention to my blog URL in a conspicuous manner

Scattered throughout the latter half of the video are text transitions, some of which are synchronized to music

All text and graphical effects you see in the video were generally build from scratch, with methods to implement them gleaned from free online tutorials on YouTube. And apart from simple fade-ins and fade-outs, no special movie effects were applied on the original video footage of the Race Queen herself. Such special effects are still beyond my basic video editing skills. So then, below is the video showcasing the Race Queen in a 360 degree spin-around. Please remember to choose the HD option for the best viewing option. Also click => here <= to check out my YouTube Channel.

My next video edit may involve the Millennium Falcon that I recently completed, or even some earlier projects like the RX-78-2 Gundam. By then I hope to at least add some special effects to the video and perhaps a voice-over if needed. And with that it's time for another quote. This one is from one of my favorite Formula One drivers Kimi Raikonnen ... Be yourself. If you try to be someone else, it won't work. Whatever you do, you are not going to make everyone happy.